Sun 26 December 2021: The bodies of more than a dozen migrants who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe washed up on Libya’s coastline late on Saturday, its interior ministry and the local Red Crescent said, reported Reuters. Libya is a major transit point for migrants, many from African countries, who are seeking better […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview aired on Saturday. Trudeau said China has been “playing” Western countries against one another as they compete for […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: The volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma is officially over, authorities declared on Saturday. The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano that began in mid-September goes down as the longest in the recorded history of La Palma, part of the Canary Islands archipelago. “After 85 hours and eight […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: On Saturday, France reported a new high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections, breaking the 100,000 mark for the first time since the outbreak began. Saturday’s tally was the third day in a row that numbers had surpassed previous highs. They come ahead of a Monday video conference with President Emmanuel Macron and […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: Desmond Tutu, a retired archbishop and anti-apartheid icon from South Africa, has died at the age of 90. Tutu, a Nobel Laureate and a veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, passed away on Sunday. “The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope has launched on a high-stakes mission to see light from the very earliest stars and galaxies, as well as search the universe for signs of life. On Saturday, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched into the morning sky from French Guiana on South […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: As tensions between Russia and the West over the ex-Soviet republic increase, Pope Francis warned against new violence in the long-running conflict in Ukraine. “On the international level too, there is the risk of avoiding dialogue…Yet only those paths can lead to the resolution of conflicts and to lasting benefits for […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The World Health Organization issued a warning on Friday, stating that the omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading at a much faster rate than the delta variant. According to the UN agency, consistent evidence shows that omicron has a significant growth advantage over delta. “It is spreading significantly faster than the […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: The British government has decided to send out mobile alerts to all customers on Boxing Day in order to encourage residents to get a Covid booster shot. Mobile operators in the United Kingdom, including EE, O2, Three UK, and Vodafone, will be required to send a pre-determined message to all users […]
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Sat 25 December 2021: South Africa on Friday, condemned the planned auction of the key to the prison cell where ex-president and national hero Nelson Mandela was once imprisoned. The key to Mandela’s cell on Robben Island, where he was imprisoned for 27 years, will be auctioned on January 28 by Guernsey’s, a British auction […]
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